AIIMS Jodhpur

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur (AIIMS Jodhpur) is a centrally funded Institute of National Importance established on 17 September 2012 under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana. Located at Basni Industrial Area, Phase 2, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, it operates under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and functions under the AIIMS Act 1956. AIIMS Jodhpur is not subject to NAAC accreditation, as all new AIIMS under PMSSY hold statutory exempt status as Institutes of National Importance.

AIIMS Jodhpur ranked #19 in the NIRF 2025 Medical category with a score of 63.18. Its 960-bed teaching hospital handles approximately 3,500 outpatient visits per day across 30 modular operation theatres and over 40 departments. The institution was the first in Rajasthan to introduce robotic surgery (2018) and PET-CT (2021), and hosts a Centre of Excellence for Rare Diseases and a Centre of Excellence for Tribal Health under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. A 350-bed Trauma and Critical Care Hospital block is under construction.

MBBS is the flagship programme with 125 seats per year. Postgraduate training covers 19-plus MD/MS specialties and 10-plus DM/M.Ch super-specialties, with both 3-year post-MD routes and 6-year integrated post-MBBS routes available in select surgical specialties. The B.Sc (Hons.) Nursing programme admits 100 students annually. MBBS tuition is heavily subsidised. Interns receive Rs 30,070 per month and PG Junior Residents receive Rs 64,000 per month, funded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The 180-acre campus at Basni Phase 2 includes 250 single-occupancy rooms for male students and 125 single-occupancy rooms for female students, plus a separate on-campus hostel for PG residents. All rooms are furnished with bed, study table, chair, and wardrobe. Mess charges are approximately Rs 36,000-56,000 per year, billed separately.

AIIMS Jodhpur Snapshot

Courses and Fees

Note: Full and current seat matrices are published at aiimsexams.ac.in before each INI-CET and INI-SS session. The 6-year integrated M.Ch and DM programmes are post-MBBS direct-entry routes that combine junior residency (3 years) with super-specialty training (3 years).

Admissions

MBBS admissions are conducted through NEET UG followed by MCC centralised counselling. AIIMS Jodhpur MBBS seats (125 per year) fall under the All India Quota pool with no NRI, management, or state quota seats. Reservation follows central government norms: 27% OBC (non-creamy layer), 15% SC, 7.5% ST, and 10% EWS. Candidates register on the MCC portal (mcc.nic.in) after qualifying NEET UG.

MD and MS postgraduate admissions are through INI-CET conducted by AIIMS New Delhi twice a year (January and July sessions). Candidates must hold an MBBS degree with one completed year of compulsory rotatory internship. INI-CET covers all AIIMS and JIPMER campuses through centralised counselling at aiimsexams.ac.in.

DM and M.Ch super-specialty admissions (3-year post-MD route) are through INI-SS. The 6-year integrated M.Ch/DM route (post-MBBS) has separate counselling within the INI-CET framework. Full seat matrices are available at aiimsexams.ac.in.

B.Sc (Hons.) Nursing and M.Sc Nursing admissions are through the common AIIMS Nursing Entrance Test conducted by AIIMS New Delhi. The B.Sc Nursing programme is open to female candidates only. Eligibility: 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English, minimum 45% aggregate (40% for SC/ST). For M.Sc Nursing: B.Sc Nursing with minimum 55% and one year of clinical experience is required.

Fees

AIIMS Jodhpur follows the same subsidised fee structure as all new AIIMS under PMSSY. Total tuition for the entire 4.5-year MBBS programme is approximately Rs 24,100 (around Rs 4,400-6,000 per year). Additional annual institutional charges (registration, examination, gymkhana, security deposit) bring the annual outlay to approximately Rs 6,000 per year. Mess charges of approximately Rs 36,000-56,000 per year are billed separately; hostel rent itself is effectively included in the institutional fee.

MBBS interns receive a monthly stipend of Rs 30,070 (revised January 2022 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) during the 12-month compulsory rotating internship. This stipend covers living expenses throughout the internship year.

PG Junior Residents (MD/MS/DM/M.Ch trainees) receive Rs 64,000 per month during their 3-year (or 6-year) training tenure. Senior Residents (post-PG, 3-year SR tenure) receive Rs 74,000 per month. Both amounts are mandated centrally by MoHFW and apply uniformly across all new AIIMS.

B.Sc Nursing and M.Sc Nursing fee structures are equally subsidised. MPH programme fees are similarly low as a centrally funded programme. For all programmes, the majority of financial burden is removed through the subsidised fee structure, with additional scholarship support available through NSP and PMSS for eligible students.

Scholarships

AIIMS Jodhpur's heavily subsidised fee structure minimises financial burden for all admitted students. The following support mechanisms are available:

• PM Scholarship Scheme (PMSS): Wards of ex-servicemen and ex-coast guards receive Rs 3,000 per month (male) or Rs 3,250 per month (female) throughout the MBBS programme. Applications through the Kendriya Sainik Board portal.
• National Scholarship Portal (NSP) schemes: OBC (central list), SC, and ST students qualify for post-matric scholarship support. Annual values range from Rs 6,000 to Rs 20,000 depending on category and family income.
• Ministry of Tribal Affairs support: Given AIIMS Jodhpur's Centre of Excellence for Tribal Health designation, specific fellowship and financial support may be available for tribal students in research programmes. Details are announced through the MoTA portal.
• Merit-cum-Means (MCM) grants: Central government MCM scheme provides need-based financial assistance to eligible students. Administered institutionally by AIIMS Jodhpur.
• EWS reservation: 10% of MBBS seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Sections (family income below Rs 8 lakh per year).

B.Sc Nursing and M.Sc Nursing students can access NSP post-matric scholarships. MPH students may access national fellowships in public health offered by ICMR and affiliated bodies. Applications for NSP schemes go through scholarships.gov.in.

Campus

AIIMS Jodhpur's 180-acre campus is located at Basni Industrial Area, Phase 2, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005. The campus integrates the medical college, school of public health, nursing college, 960-bed teaching hospital, research facilities, and residential facilities within a single contiguous site in southwest Jodhpur.

The teaching hospital handles approximately 3,500 outpatient visits per day and 50,000 inpatient admissions annually across 40-plus departments. Surgical infrastructure includes 30 modular operation theatres. AIIMS Jodhpur introduced robotic surgery to Rajasthan in 2018 with 500-plus robotic procedures completed by 2021, and added PET-CT in 2021. Additional specialty services include Nuclear Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, a Blood Bank, and a Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre. A 350-bed Trauma and Critical Care Hospital block is under construction. Two MRI machines and advanced diagnostic imaging are operational.

Student hostel infrastructure provides 250 single-occupancy rooms for male students and 125 single-occupancy rooms for female students. PG Junior Residents are provided a separate on-campus hostel. All rooms are furnished with bed, study table, chair, and wardrobe. Common bathroom facilities are standard; select blocks include attached washrooms. Mess is mandatory, with charges of approximately Rs 36,000-56,000 per year.

Jodhpur is well connected by air (Jodhpur Airport, approximately 5 km from campus with connections to Delhi, Mumbai, and Jaipur) and by rail (Jodhpur Junction on the Delhi-Jodhpur and Ahmedabad lines). The campus is within the Basni industrial belt, approximately 6 km from the walled city of Jodhpur. Healthcare-related amenities including diagnostic centres, pharmacies, and medical equipment suppliers are accessible in the surrounding area.